Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OFTHETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Covington will be dry town after to-
day.
The Marshal of Douglasville is ca feet
high.
Thomas Armstrong and Joe Motfat, OF
Augusta, died Tuesday.
Covington viii nave a professional
marble club this season.
A cat with two mouths, two noses and
iour eyes is one OF the curlosltles at
Douglasvlile.
OF the $4,000 wanted to capitalize
Rome's new bank $4,000 had been sub
scribeG up TO Monday night.
j. E. Brantley was In Albany Monday
employing hands to work on the Georgia
Midland railroad. He had crowd OF
darkies around him all day, and found a
good many who were willing to 60 with
him.
Up to the present date the Department
OF Agriculture has issued 1,643, 1879 in
spectors' tags, which indicate that 1884,
3lS tons OF iertilizing material have been
shipped into the State SO far this year,
ard the season Is not vet over.
Jacob Bates, a young white man, who
has been working In the Atlanta chair
factory, on Marietta street, lost two I'm
gers Tuesday. Bates was working with
jig saw, and in some way pushed his
lett hand against the teeth while the saw
was running at full speed,
The congregations OF Albany continue
large, @Itn signs of increasing interest.
Tee religious sentiment of Albany is de-
Weeping, and those people concerned for
The spiritual interest OF the community
are encouraged to hope for a wonderful
revival OF religion at no distant day.
On MONDAY evening of last week the
dwelling house of Mrs. Reuben Wright,
few mies from Forsyth, occupied by her
self, in part, and Mir. ). 5. Stokes family,
was discovered to be on fire in the roof.
Mr.. Stokes succeeded in arresting the
tlames. The IRE originated from sparks
from the chimney.
The boom at Rome is striking into the
business portion of the city. One party
who had an option on a $40, 900 business
piece OF property refused 5000 TO release
1t. Several pis ces OF Broad street prop
erty have changed hands. The evidences
are that in a short while speculation will
be as ripe in Central City property as it
now is in the suburbs.
In Dougherty county the weather is
too cold for watermelOns. All that were
not covered are killed. The largest
planters are using as a cover the little
wooden butter cups used by gr0cers. One
party has in use 10000, and lfthey prove
Ell .ctual VIII buy $4,000 more. Corn is
nipped, and the first bale cotton mans
2OO acres OF cotton must be non est.
Last Thursday night a man named
Davis, for some years resident OF TAFT
nail county, but formerly OF Goldsboro,
n. g., was taken to Redsville ana COM
united TO jail. He is from the Perry's
Mills neighOOrhOOd, and is charged with
bigamy aud the murder OF the first wife
(marrIed in North Cardinal The body
OF the unfortunate woman has not yet
been found.
Lee Griffin and A. Martin (cOlored
while at the breakfast table at Homer,
Monday morning, got into dispute, and
alter some short words had been passed
between them, Martin opened his knife
and swore he would XII Griffin, and
Griffin. seeing that he would have TO Kill
or be killed, picked up stick and struck
Martin on the head, killing MIN instantly.
Both negroes were in the employ Of Mr..
Fagans, living one mile from the city.
james GallamOre, a boy IS years old.
living with his grandmother, two miles
and half from Draketown, hung himself
the other day, His dinner was cooked
and lett where ne could get it, which he
had eaten. When found he was on his
knees and the rope perfectly loose around
4hls neck. 1t IS somewhat OF q mystery
how DE could have killed himself, as the
rope was tied to a rail only chin high.
No cause can be assigned except de-
spondency.
Col. l.. A. Jordan's cotton crop,
amounting To S3l bales, was sold by n. 4
A. f. Tit Il Co., OF Albany Monday,
Wessoloweky ~ Co. being the purchasers
Tor Hit ~ Co. The price pad was &c,
The proceeds OF this sale amounted TO
about so, 200. Monday }. e. Grassland
also had 100 bales sold. 1t was Of little
better grade than the Jordan cotton, and
brought SIC. This about cleans up Al.
bany's cotton market. there being only
lew small lots now in her warehouses;
About month ago negro boy was
killed near Smarr's by his steptather,
Tony Williams, who Immediately alter
the killing made his escape from the
county. Nothing more was heard OF Tony
until Monday Of last week, when Mr..
! King received telegram stating that
hTony was in Clinton jail. MIR. King went
4 TO Clinton, took charge OF the prisoner,
4 returned 10 Forsyth Tuesday evening and
b placed him jn jail, where he now awaits
legal proceedings in his case. According
TO Tumor. Tony Williame is an eX.con-
yict, having previously served n term of
years IN the penitentiary for the otlenSe of
murder.
Jefferson is very much outraged at the
Postmaster General for ordering the mail
service between that place ana Harmony
Grove stopped after Saturday. The citi-
Zens knew nothing OF 1t until Saturday
morning. They at once sent a messenger
10 Col. Candle., who has telegraphed 10
the department AZ Washington to give the
town chance to show the importance OF
the route. 1t cuts OIL Center. Nicholson,
Harmony Grove aud Maysyille from daily
plajls from the county site, and IT will
bring the Athens aud Atlanta dailies AZ
least fifteen hours later, as the railroad
mail is not opened until the next morn
ing after 1t comes.
Under the present rules of tAe Supreme
Court attorneys from other cities are
often put TO great inconYenienc by being
compelled 10 remain in Atlanta several
days before the call OF their cases. Tues
DAY Hon. John T.. Davidson, OF the
Augusta bar, appeared b-iore the
Supreme Court and stated that he had
consulted with members of the Augusta,
Savannah, Macon and Columbus bars,
ana that all had expressed desire to
have a days interval allowed before the
calling OF cases on their respective cir
cults, after the hearing OF cases on cir
cults preceding had been concluded.
Chief Justice Bleckley, in reply TO the
statement, said that the court would take
the matter under consideration.
The report OF the treasurer OF the COM
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